Jose Mourinho is the new authority on British football even though he now manages one of the most media-scrutinised football clubs on Earth, in Spain.
After Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester City on Monday, he said the latter could win the league if its players were hungry enough, while the former could be written-off, along with Arsenal, as a potential champion. Well, no way Jose, but your comments are not very profound at all.
Liverpool is quite rubbish because its players have been shown for what they are – rubbish, overall.
Manchester City has to gel rather quickly in football terms. It would be tough for any group of players to click under so much pressure.
Although, Mr Mourinho may already be breaking this adage. Real Madrid has been impressive in its preseason friendlies, considering how many different combinations Jose has used. I predicted a 2 nil win against Penarol and badda bing and what excellent play from Rafael van der Vaart, who had considered leaving the club. Now, he wants to stay and that will only make the Merengues stronger.
I see them taking the La Liga and – maybe the Champions League. They are due a good run in Europe and I actually think they are better than Barcelona, on paper.
Barca is extremely talented but they play like Spain and Spain is beatable if people try to muscle them and attack against them. If nothing else, Real has a better defence than Pep’s boys. One wonders if Bayern Munich will be able to challenge Real come the Champs League semi-final – probably not. Muller may be Germany’s Pelé but Munich is still a bit flimsy at the back.
Check out the sage’s latest comments:
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2010/08/24/2086010/real-madrid-coach-jose-mourinho-claims-liverpool-have-been
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/7963315/Jose-Mourinho-lambasts-Fabio-Capello-and-Liverpool-but-respects-Paul-Scholes.html
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Oppikoppi ooky
As Published in Business Day newspaper
The Insider’s colleague remains baffled as to how the Oppikoppi music festival organisers can afford to have four fancy stages with world-class music equipment and lighting facilities and host a few international music acts to boot and still not afford more than 40-odd toilets and showers for 7000-odd people.
It may have been the way of the festival which ran over the Women’s day weekend not to wash for the three days for which the event runs and do ones business in bushes, warning passers-by of your debris by putting bits of toilet paper in trees above it but sometimes el naturale just feels too barbaric. If for nothing else, a bit more hygiene would make romantic kisses and other pleasantries with drunk people you have never met and never want to see again more bearable, especially when sweating in 30 degree temperatures with the body heat of hundreds of Valiant Swart fans crowding you.
The Insider’s colleague remains baffled as to how the Oppikoppi music festival organisers can afford to have four fancy stages with world-class music equipment and lighting facilities and host a few international music acts to boot and still not afford more than 40-odd toilets and showers for 7000-odd people.
It may have been the way of the festival which ran over the Women’s day weekend not to wash for the three days for which the event runs and do ones business in bushes, warning passers-by of your debris by putting bits of toilet paper in trees above it but sometimes el naturale just feels too barbaric. If for nothing else, a bit more hygiene would make romantic kisses and other pleasantries with drunk people you have never met and never want to see again more bearable, especially when sweating in 30 degree temperatures with the body heat of hundreds of Valiant Swart fans crowding you.
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